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Briefings Magazine
Our national magazine featuring long and short form features. Plus, a regular podcast diving into leadership issues.
Briefings for the Boardroom
Our look at pressing problems and solutions for board directors.
Perspectives
Engaging articles centered on business issues our clients have tackled.
Special Edition
Weekly leadership messages from our CEO Gary Burnison, capturing the mood and the moment with storytelling and insights.
The Graying Corner Office
New data says the average CEO age is now a decade older from 2000. Will younger generations miss out on the top role?
Financial Forecasting: Why It’s Getting Cloudy
Companies are reporting earnings that are beating analysts’ estimates by a wide margin. Why isn’t financial forecasting getting more accurate?
5 Red Flags You’ve Been Set Up to Fail
Underfunding, no real authority, vague goals: Managers can walk into traps with no hope of success. How to spot them.
April 29, 2026
A surprising 96 percent of companies now hold off-site employee events. What is making them so popular, and are they worth it?
April 28, 2026
Sixty-one percent of employees are ‘languishing’ as a tough job market and looming tech brings a loss in purpose.
Open floor plans correlate with 67% higher incidence of bullying, according to a new study. What’s an office manager to do?
Two in five white collar workers who changed jobs at year-end took pay cuts of more than 10%. After the big raises of the past, are firms seeking a ‘salary recovery?’
April 24, 2026
New research suggests workers are starting weekends sooner and sooner. Should leaders be frustrated?
October 19, 2022
A looming recession has set off a mini-wave of reshufflings that can create disruptions good and bad.
In yet another change born from the shift to remote work, more employees are working two full-time jobs simultaneously. But the trend brings up thorny questions for leaders and employees alike.
Often the only people who can relate to job frustrations are other coworkers. But how you voice your frustrations is important.
October 18, 2022
Many people are unknowingly damaging their career prospects with words and actions that leave a bad impression. Here are five of the most common mistakes.
Two years of remote work has brought more meetings, but no solutions to making them more effective. A new study reveals the eye-opening costs.
October 14, 2022
The days of mass hiring are over. Plus, the return to the office means the return of politics at the office.
October 12, 2022
In the post-pandemic era, almost half of employees say they are stressed out. But too many shy away from discussing it.
With elections around the corner—and more people back at work—firms have their hands full keeping politics off the table.
More organizations have dropped vaccination mandates. Will that create internal friction with any workers?
Firms still want to fill roles, but they’re taking longer to approve new recruits and increasingly would rather promote existing employees.
October 5, 2022
It’s not easy to build a professional reputation. But a tough economy may make the skill more valuable.
October 4, 2022
As firms cut back more, eight in ten workers worry that remote staffers could lose their jobs first, a new survey says. How leaders should make such decisions.
